The wall-builders encountered resistance. Nevertheless . . .
Nehemiah 4:9 (KJV)
Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God.
Spurgeon expanded on the principle behind Nehemiah’s action:
“If men make a jest of your religion, pray none the less. If they even become cruel and violent to you, pray none the less; never the less, not a word less, not a syllable less, not a desire less, and not any faith less.“
Nevertheless, pray all the more.
Today, Lee, prayer was all I had.
Well, that and morphine, but the morphine didn’t help.
All the more, Lord, I pray for my friend Andrew. May he know that he is not alone, that you are with him. Nevertheless, give him strength to endure; all the more, give him moments of relief. Amen.